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- the invention relates to a technical field of non-destructive testing, and more particularly to a method and a device for processing magnetostrictive guided wave detection signals.
- Magnetic Patent Publication No. CN101393173A discloses a system for detecting magnetostrictive guided waves in cable-stayed anchorage zone
- Chinese Patent Publication No. CN101451976A discloses a method for determining a work point in magnetostrictive guided wave detection
- Chinese Patent Publication No. CN101710103A discloses a unidirectional detecting method of magnetostrictive guided waves
- Chinese Patent Publication No. CN102520057A discloses a magnetostrictive guided wave sensor for detecting the interior of a heat exchange tube and a detecting method thereof.
- Chinese Patent Publication No. CN101126743A discloses a method for improving signal to noise ratio of magnetostrictive guided waves detection signals, however, the method is extremely inconvenient in field detection for requiring defect-free samples for collecting standard signals.
- YI LU et al. discloses a method of denoising the magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signals, and the method includes the step of performing a singular value decomposition on a matrix A formed by the magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signals so as to obtain a singular matrix B.
- the method according to claim 1 obtains an energy distribution of a magnetostrictive guided wave detection signal by suppressing the background noise under certain threshold to reduce the impact of external interference on the signal.
- the method requires no standard samples and greatly facilitates field application.
- the method optionally comprises the steps of:
- the device optionally comprises a defect detecting unit, connected to the signal processing unit, and configured to draw an energy distribution diagram z(n) according to the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area and to determine whether a defect exists in a test sample according to a distortion characteristic of the energy distribution diagram z(n).
- a defect detecting unit connected to the signal processing unit, and configured to draw an energy distribution diagram z(n) according to the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area and to determine whether a defect exists in a test sample according to a distortion characteristic of the energy distribution diagram z(n).
- the principle of the present invention is that a magnetostrctiveguided wave propagating in a sample at a group velocity is reflected, diffracted or transmitted in a different way due to existence of defects and other irregular structures which causes changes in the signal waveform and the propagating energy in corresponding positions.
- a defect-freesample is required for collecting a standard signal, and differential and other processes should be carried out on a test signal and the standard signal, which is unfavorable for field detection.
- the present invention obtains an energy distribution of a magnetostrictive guided wave detection signal by suppressing the background noise under certain threshold to reduce the impact of external interference on the signal, so that the accuracy of magnetostrictive guided wave signal detection is improved by improving the signal to noise ratio.
- the method requires no standard samples and greatly facilitates field application.
- FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for improving accuracy of magnetostrictive guided wave detection according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the method for improving accuracy of magnetostrictive guided wave detection comprises steps of:
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a device for processing magnetostrictive guided wave detection signals according to the present invention.
- the device for processing magnetostrictive guided wave detection signals comprises a signal capturing unit 1, a band-pass filter 2 connected to the signal capturing unit 1, a signal processing unit 3 connected to the band-pass filter 2, and a defect detecting unit 4 connected to the signal processing unit 3.
- the signal capturing unit 1 is operable for capturing an original magnetostrictive guided wave detection signal to obtain an analysis signal u(n), where n ⁇ N, and N is the length of the analysis signal u(n).
- the band-pass filter 2 is operable for performing band-pass filtering on the analysis signal u(n) to obtain a signal x(n).
- the signal processing unit 3 is operable for denoising the signal x(n) and calculating the energy distribution of the denoised signal, where the signal processing unit 3 operates as follows:
- the defect detecting unit 4 is operable for drawing an energy distribution diagram z(n) according to the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area and determining whether a defect exists in a test sample according to a distortion characteristic of the energy distribution diagram z(n).
- a defective heat exchange pipe with an outside diameter of 25 mm, an inside diameter of 20 mm, and a length of 2800 mm is used as a test sample.
- An excitation coil is 100 mm away from the left end of the pipe, a receiving coil is 600 mm away from the left endof the pipe, and a hole with a diameter of 5 mm exists 2000 mm away from the left endof the pipe.
- the excitation frequency is 90 kHz
- the sampling frequency is 2000 kHz
- the guided wave speed is about 3200 m/s.
- FIG. 4 which includes an electromagnetic pulse signal M, a signal S passed through a receiving sensor for the first time, and a signal S1 reflected by the rightend for the first time.
- the original signal in FIG. 4 is cut to obtain an analysis signal of the defective pipe ranging from S to S1, which is shown in FIG. 5 .
- a defective signal should exist when t equals 1.03 ms according to calculation, which cannot be identified according to FIG. 5 .
- the analysis signal of the defective pipe is processed by the method of the present invent by selecting a rectangular window with a width of 6 and forming a matrix of 3*4.
- FIG. 6 is an energy distribution diagram of signals obtained by processing the analysis signal of the defective pipe by the method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6 , a significant distortion P occurs in the energy at 1.03 ms and the peak value of P mutates greatly. The occurring time matches with the theoretical time, so that it can be concluded that the distortion is caused by the defection.
- FIG. 7 is the experimental layout for detecting the defect-free pipe.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an original signal detected from the defect-free pipe, which is cut to obtain an analysis signal of the defect-free pipe ranging from S to S1.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the analysis signal obtained by capturing the original signal detected from the defect-free pipe.
- FIG. 10 is an energy distribution diagram of signals obtained by processing the analysis signal of a defect-free pipe by the method of the present invention, unlike the energy distribution diagram of the defective pipe ( FIG. 6 ), no obvious distortion occurs. Therefore, it can be concluded that the method of the present invention is effective and reliable.
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- The invention relates to a technical field of non-destructive testing, and more particularly to a method and a device for processing magnetostrictive guided wave detection signals.
- Magnetostrictive guided waves technology has been applied in industry in recent years due to its non-contact and absence of surface polishing. For example,
Chinese Patent Publication No. CN101393173A discloses a system for detecting magnetostrictive guided waves in cable-stayed anchorage zone,Chinese Patent Publication No. CN101451976A discloses a method for determining a work point in magnetostrictive guided wave detection,Chinese Patent Publication No. CN101710103A discloses a unidirectional detecting method of magnetostrictive guided waves, andChinese Patent Publication No. CN102520057A discloses a magnetostrictive guided wave sensor for detecting the interior of a heat exchange tube and a detecting method thereof. However, low conversion efficiency and low signal to noise ratio resulted from non-contact of magnetostrictive guided waves technology restrict the technology's application, which can hardly be avoided by traditional filtering methods.Chinese Patent Publication No. CN101126743A discloses a method for improving signal to noise ratio of magnetostrictive guided waves detection signals, however, the method is extremely inconvenient in field detection for requiring defect-free samples for collecting standard signals. YI LU et al., "Robust decision making in damage detection using piezoelectric transducers and lamb wave propagation", SPIE, PO , discloses a method of denoising the magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signals, and the method includes the step of performing a singular value decomposition on a matrix A formed by the magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signals so as to obtain a singular matrix B. - It is one objective of the invention to provide a method and a device for processing magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signals. The method according to
claim 1 obtains an energy distribution of a magnetostrictive guided wave detection signal by suppressing the background noise under certain threshold to reduce the impact of external interference on the signal. The method requires no standard samples and greatly facilitates field application. - The method optionally comprises the steps of:
- S9: drawing an energy distribution diagram z(n) according to the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area obtained by the step S8; and
- S10: determining whether a defect exists in a sample according to a distortion characteristic of the energy distribution diagram z(n).
- Accordingly, a device for processing magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signals is claimed in
claim 3. - The device optionally comprises a defect detecting unit, connected to the signal processing unit, and configured to draw an energy distribution diagram z(n) according to the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area and to determine whether a defect exists in a test sample according to a distortion characteristic of the energy distribution diagram z(n).
- The principle of the present invention is that a magnetostrctiveguided wave propagating in a sample at a group velocity is reflected, diffracted or transmitted in a different way due to existence of defects and other irregular structures which causes changes in the signal waveform and the propagating energy in corresponding positions. In prior art, a defect-freesample is required for collecting a standard signal, and differential and other processes should be carried out on a test signal and the standard signal, which is unfavorable for field detection. However, the present invention obtains an energy distribution of a magnetostrictive guided wave detection signal by suppressing the background noise under certain threshold to reduce the impact of external interference on the signal, so that the accuracy of magnetostrictive guided wave signal detection is improved by improving the signal to noise ratio. The method requires no standard samples and greatly facilitates field application.
- Further description of the invention will be given below in conjunction with accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
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FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for processing magnetostrictive guided wave detection signals according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a device for processing magnetostrictive guided wave detection signals according to the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is an experimental layout for detecting a defective standard pipe according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an original signal detected from a defective pipe with an outside diameter of 25 mm and an inside diameter of 20 mm according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an analysis signal obtained by capturing an original signal detected from a defective pipe; -
FIG. 6 is an energy distribution diagram of signals obtained by processing an analysis signal of a defective pipe by the method of the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is an experimental layout for detecting a defect-freestandard pipe according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an original signal detected from a defect-freepipe with an outside diameter of 25 mm and an inside diameter of 20 mm; -
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an analysis signal obtained by capturing an original signal detected from a defect-freepipe; and -
FIG. 10 is an energy distribution diagram of signals obtained by processing an analysis signal of a defect-freepipe by the method of the present invention. - For further illustrating the invention, experiments detailing a method and a device for processing magnetostrictive guided wave detection signals are described below. It should be noted that the following examples are intended to describe and not to limit the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for improving accuracy of magnetostrictive guided wave detection according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 1 , the method for improving accuracy of magnetostrictive guided wave detection comprises steps of: - S1: obtaining an analysis signal u(n)capturing an original magnetostrictive guided wave detection signal, where n ≤ N, and N is the length of the analysis signal u(n);
- S2: performing band-pass filtering on the analysis signal u(n) to obtain a signal x(n), and initializing i to 0;
- S3: obtaining a group of signals x(i), x(i+1), ..., x(i+M-1) using a rectangular window with a width of M, where M = [L/4], and L is the length of the excitation signal;
- S4: forming a matrix A of R*(M-R+1), where R = [M/2]:
- S5: performing singular value decomposition on the matrix A to obtain a singular matrix B:
- S6: setting λmed to median (λ1,λ2,...,λR) and setting λj to 0 under the condition that λj < λmed (1 ≤ j ≤ R) to obtain a matrix C, namely setting eigenvalues in the matrix B smaller than the median to 0 to obtain the matrix C; and performing inverse singular value transformation on the matrix C to obtain a matrix D:
- S7: recovering a group of processed signals y(i), y(i+1), ..., y(i+M-1) from the matrix D and calculating energy z of the group of processed signals;
- S8: setting i to (i+1) and repeating steps S3-S7 until i = N+1-M to finish calculating the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area;
- S9: drawing an energy distribution diagram z(n) according to the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area obtained by the step S8; and
- S10: determining whether a defect exists in a sample according to a distortion characteristic of the energy distribution diagram z(n).
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FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a device for processing magnetostrictive guided wave detection signals according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 2 , the device for processing magnetostrictive guided wave detection signals comprises asignal capturing unit 1, a band-pass filter 2 connected to thesignal capturing unit 1, asignal processing unit 3 connected to the band-pass filter 2, and adefect detecting unit 4 connected to thesignal processing unit 3. The signal capturingunit 1 is operable for capturing an original magnetostrictive guided wave detection signal to obtain an analysis signal u(n), where n ≤ N, and N is the length of the analysis signal u(n). The band-pass filter 2 is operable for performing band-pass filtering on the analysis signal u(n) to obtain a signal x(n). Thesignal processing unit 3 is operable for denoising the signal x(n) and calculating the energy distribution of the denoised signal, where thesignal processing unit 3 operates as follows: - obtaining a group of signals x(i), x(i+1), ..., x(i+M-1) using a rectangular window with a width of M, where M = [L/4], and L is the length of the excitation signal; and initializing i to 0;
- forming a matrix A of R*(M-R+1), where R = [M/2]:
- performing singular value decomposition on the matrix A to obtain a singular matrix B:
- setting eigenvalues in the matrix B smaller than the median to 0 to obtain a matrix C, and performing inverse singular value transformation on the matrix C to obtain a matrix D:
- recovering a group of processed signals y(i), y(i+1), ..., y(i+M-1) from the matrix D and calculating energy z of the group of processed signals; and setting i to (i+1) and repeating the steps of obtaining a group of signals x(i), x(i+1), ..., x(i+M-1) using a rectangular window with a width of M and processing the signals until i = N+1-M to finish calculating the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area.
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defect detecting unit 4 is operable for drawing an energy distribution diagram z(n) according to the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area and determining whether a defect exists in a test sample according to a distortion characteristic of the energy distribution diagram z(n). - A specific embodiment is provided below according to the present invention.
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FIG. 3 , a defective heat exchange pipe with an outside diameter of 25 mm, an inside diameter of 20 mm, and a length of 2800 mm is used as a test sample. An excitation coil is 100 mm away from the left end of the pipe, a receiving coil is 600 mm away from the left endof the pipe, and a hole with a diameter of 5 mm exists 2000 mm away from the left endof the pipe. The excitation frequency is 90 kHz, the sampling frequency is 2000 kHz, and the guided wave speed is about 3200 m/s. A schematic diagram of an original signal detected from the defective heat exchange pipe is shown inFIG. 4 , which includes an electromagnetic pulse signal M, a signal S passed through a receiving sensor for the first time, and a signal S1 reflected by the rightend for the first time. In order to facilitate analysis, the original signal inFIG. 4 is cut to obtain an analysis signal of the defective pipe ranging from S to S1, which is shown inFIG. 5 . A defective signal should exist when t equals 1.03 ms according to calculation, which cannot be identified according toFIG. 5 . The analysis signal of the defective pipe is processed by the method of the present invent by selecting a rectangular window with a width of 6 and forming a matrix of 3*4.FIG. 6 is an energy distribution diagram of signals obtained by processing the analysis signal of the defective pipe by the method of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 6 , a significant distortion P occurs in the energy at 1.03 ms and the peak value of P mutates greatly. The occurring time matches with the theoretical time, so that it can be concluded that the distortion is caused by the defection. - A defect-free heat exchange pipe having the same specifications with the defective heat exchange pipe is provided. The experimental layout, the excitation frequency, the sampling frequency and the guided wave speed stay unchanged.
FIG. 7 is the experimental layout for detecting the defect-free pipe.FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an original signal detected from the defect-free pipe, which is cut to obtain an analysis signal of the defect-free pipe ranging from S to S1.FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the analysis signal obtained by capturing the original signal detected from the defect-free pipe.FIG. 10 is an energy distribution diagram of signals obtained by processing the analysis signal of a defect-free pipe by the method of the present invention, unlike the energy distribution diagram of the defective pipe (FIG. 6 ), no obvious distortion occurs. Therefore, it can be concluded that the method of the present invention is effective and reliable. - While particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the invention in its broader aspects, and therefore, the aim in the appended claims is to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the invention.
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- A method for processing magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signals, the method comprising steps of:S1: obtaining an analysis signal u(n) from capturing an original magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signal, where n ≤ N, and N is the length of the analysis signal u(n);S2: performing band-pass filtering on the analysis signal u(n) to obtain a signal x(n), and initializing i to 0;S3: obtaining a group of signals x(i), x(i+1), ..., x(i+M-1) using a rectangular window with a width of M, where M = [L/4], and L is the length of the excitation signal;S5: performing singular value decomposition on the matrix A to obtain a singular matrix B:S6: setting eigenvalues in the matrix B smaller than the median to 0 to obtain a matrix C, and performing inverse singular value transformation on the matrix C to obtain a matrix D:S7: recovering a group of processed signals y(i), y(i+1), ..., y(i+M-1) from the matrix D and calculating energy z of the group of processed signals; andS8: setting i to (i+1) and repeating steps S3-S7 until i= N+1-M to finish calculating the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area.
- The method of claim 1, further comprising steps of:S9: drawing an energy distribution diagram z(n) according to the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area obtained by the step S8; andS10: determining whether a defect exists in a sample according to a distortion characteristic of the energy distribution diagram z(n).
- A device for processing magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signals, the device comprising:an excitation coil, configured to excite an original magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signal;a receiving coil (1), configured to capture the original magnetostrictively generated guided wave detection signal to obtain an analysis signal u(n), where n ≤ N, and N is the length of the analysis signal u(n);a band-pass filter (2), connected to the receiving coil (1) and configured to perform band-pass filtering on the analysis signal u(n) to obtain a signal x(n); anda signal processing unit (3), connected to the band-pass filter (2) and configured to denoise the signal x(n) and to calculate the energy distribution of the denoised signal; where the signal processing unit (3) is configured to operate as follows:obtaining a group of signals x(i), x(i+1), ..., x(i+M-1) using a rectangular window with a width of M, where M = [L/4], and L is the length of the excitation signal; and initializing I to 0;performing singular value decomposition on the matrix A to obtain a singular matrix B:setting eigenvalues in the matrix B smaller than the median to 0 to obtain a matrix C, and performing inverse singular value transformation on the matrix C to obtain a matrix D:recovering a group of processed signals y(i), y(i+1), ..., y(i+M-1) from the matrix D and calculating energy z of the group of processed signals; andsetting i to (i+1) and repeating the steps of obtaining a group of signals x(i), x(i+1), ..., x(i+M-1) using a rectangular window with a width of M and processing the signals until i = N+1-M to finish calculating the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area.
- The device of claim 3, further comprising a defect detecting unit (4) connected to the signal processing unit (3), and configured to draw an energy distribution diagram z(n) according to the energy of processed signals of the selected analysis area and to determine whether a defect exists in a test sample according to a distortion characteristic of the energy distribution diagram z(n).
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